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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Are the hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) applied to a young boy?

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Question : If a person sees a man looking at him with Allah, and he cuts out his eye, a person before reaching puberty does not understand matters; these things are a great matter.

Answer : No, that does not happen, because there are no hudud (fixed Qur'anic punishments) for a young boy; the hadd (fixed punishment) is not obligatory except for one of sound mind. Also, it is customary to be lenient with the young boy, allowing him to enter the house.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2177 - 4600 هل تقام الحدود على الغلام الصغير؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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